Quiet City

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Quiet City

2007

1h 18m

Drama

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A young woman (Erin Fisher) befriends a stranger (Cris Lankenau) at a subway platform, and together the pair experience New York City.

David Jenkins

Time Out

Rated: 4/6

Jul 24, 2008

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

Formally impressive but tedious.

Sep 19, 2007

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

In place of Before Sunrise's verbal fireworks, the aptly named Quiet City offers something more like linguistic sparklers -- modest, yes, but charming all the same.

Rated: B-

Sep 1, 2007

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Martin Tsai

New York Sun

While Mr. Katz observantly captures the spontaneity of middleclass kids bantering and knocking about Brooklyn, he doesn’t offer any analysis or profundity along the way.

Apr 21, 2023

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

Adulthood. . .looms on the horizon, but it is forestalled for an instant, or maybe forever. This lack of engagement with the world is both charming and maddening, and it made it difficult, for me at least, to truly like the characters.

Aug 22, 2017

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's a wonderfully goofy movie that was a fun watch.

Rated: A-

Apr 15, 2009

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The second film from director Aaron Katz, Quiet City is an ode to genuine, loving human interaction. The story of two would be/could be lovers that incidentally cross paths in New York, the film is as quiet and modest as it's title suggests. The lead actors give competent partially improvised performances as their characters meander through the city getting to know each other and enjoying life in the patient and unpretentious way that many of us never find in another. The trust and ease that these characters give each other is infectious and illustrates the simple beauty that can be found in normal everyday life when we give it the chance. Nothing big or outrageous happens in this film and that's the point. Why spoil something so wonderful?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

A quiet, poetic gem of a film. Wonderful, naturalistic performances from both leads, and the story is subtly engaging and effective.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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I don't think this was a bad movie at all. It was simple and innocent and very genuine. A real feeling to the movie and great actors for getting nothing in return. I have heard it was made on a 2000 dollar budget. And for that and the simple little intimacy it had to it i applaud. Definatly rent first, but if your in a simple casual mood and want to look at the smaller details of a simple connection you should look this up.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

before sunrise?not quite ....im really not sure of this movie..

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

first Mumblecore works i've, not bad ... but not great .

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

I remember liking this quite a bit.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Aaron Katz

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Erin Fisher

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Cris Lankenau

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Aaron Katz

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Synopsis

A young woman (Erin Fisher) befriends a stranger (Cris Lankenau) at a subway platform, and together the pair experience New York City.

Director: Aaron Katz
Screenwriter: Aaron Katz, Erin Fisher
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.4K
Runtime: 1h 18m